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Tag Archives: Charles Krauthammer
Ponzi inception
In the movie "Inception," Leonardo di Caprio led a gang of mind-soldiers who, with the help of explosions, torture, and snowmobiles, planted ideas in people's heads. IRL, in real life for the uninitiated, those people are pundits, who repeat stuff … Continue reading
I don’t usually practice psychiatry in my blog
If there is a logic to the arguments of politicians, I don't know what it is. A vote for a politician involves a complex web of commitments whose primary objective is action, not belief. So when politicians violate the rules of … Continue reading
Posted in Charles Krauthammer, General discussion, George Will, ignorance of basic matters of logic, Lack of Evidence, Narrativism, Specious allegations of fallacy, Things that are false
Tagged Al Gore, Charles Krauthammer, Daniel Schorr, George Will, Paranoid Style in American Politics, Richard Hoftstadter
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Letters to the editor
A post or two ago I made the claim that columnists and arguers in general ought to have some lattitude in defining their opponent's argument(s). One only has 750 or so words, so one can't possibly be expected to provide thorough references. The breadth … Continue reading
Liberal Intelligentsia
You have to hand it to Charles Krauthammer, at least he makes an effort to mount an argument. Sadly, however, his effort too often confuses fallacious forms of argument with valid ones. Today's topic: the "Ground Zero" "Mosque." I put … Continue reading
I wanted to make history
Here's an entertaining misuse of an argument schema (or topic as they were once called): KRAUTHAMMER: It’s only nine times the length of the Gettysburg Address, and Lincoln was answering an easier question, the higher purpose of the union and … Continue reading
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Tagged argument schemas, Bad Arguments, Charles Krauthammer, Gettysburg Address, hcr, Obama, topics
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The System Worked
Charles Krauthammer, the most dishonest pundit at the Post next to the rest of them, today goes on a rant about Obama's failure to talk tough in the war on terrorism–which, if we know anything from the Bush administration, didn't … Continue reading
More enhanced logical techniques
Ethics is full of thought experiments. The Trolley problem, for instance. Such thought experiments allow one to articulate one's moral principles. They do not serve, however, as definitions of morally permissible conduct. The ticking time bomb scenario, a favorite among … Continue reading
